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Northern Ireland gets swine flu jitters

Dr. Michael McBride, Northern Ireland’s chief medical officer, has offered reassurance to the public that H1N1, or swine flu virus, is not an epidemic, and that there is plenty of free vaccine available to those in the high-risk categories, such as the elderly, pregnant women and asthma sufferers.

Anxiety was fanned when a report of two [...]

Swine flu returns 10 already dead

The U.K. was one of the first countries to be hit with the H1N1 virus last year, and latest reports indicate it may be happening again.  Commonly known as Swine flu, the virus can attack anyone, and in the majority of cases it is not a serious disease.  Symptoms vary, but include running a temperature [...]